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Championship
Dec 6, 2025 at 3pm UK
 
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4-0

McGuinness (10'), Seriki (40'), Bamford (44'), Peck (77' pen.)
FT(HT: 3-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Stoke City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: West Brom 2-0 Sheff Utd
Friday, December 12 at 8pm in Championship
Next Game: Sheff Utd vs. Birmingham
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Stoke 2-1 Swansea
Saturday, December 13 at 12.30pm in Championship
Next Game: Watford vs. Stoke
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Championship

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 49.6%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 25.39% and a draw had a probability of 25.01%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (8.89%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (7.47%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield UnitedDrawStoke City
49.6%25.01%25.39%
Both teams to score 52.18%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.58%50.42%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.64%72.35%
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.65%20.34%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.26%52.74%
Stoke City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.51%34.48%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.8%71.19%
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 49.6%
    Stoke City 25.39%
    Draw 25%
Sheffield UnitedDrawStoke City
1-0 @ 11.17%
2-1 @ 9.47%
2-0 @ 8.89%
3-1 @ 5.03%
3-0 @ 4.72%
3-2 @ 2.68%
4-1 @ 2%
4-0 @ 1.88%
4-2 @ 1.07%
Other @ 2.69%
Total : 49.6%
1-1 @ 11.89%
0-0 @ 7.01%
2-2 @ 5.04%
3-3 @ 0.95%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25%
0-1 @ 7.47%
1-2 @ 6.33%
0-2 @ 3.98%
1-3 @ 2.25%
2-3 @ 1.79%
0-3 @ 1.41%
Other @ 2.17%
Total : 25.39%

Head to Head
Apr 25, 2025 8pm
gameweek 45
Stoke
0-2
Sheff Utd

Pearson (22'), Wilmot (56'), Johansson (58')
McCallum (38'), Brookes (87')
Campbell (25'), McCallum (51')
Oct 26, 2024 3pm
gameweek 12
Sheff Utd
2-0
Stoke
Moore (14'), Campbell (50')
Ahmedhodzic (36'), Campbell (45+2'), Souza (47'), Brewster (75')

Gibson (45'), Koumas (82')
Jan 14, 2023 3pm
gameweek 27
Sheff Utd
3-1
Stoke
Ndiaye (9'), Bogle (33', 90')
Powell (45+1')
Oct 8, 2022 3pm
gameweek 14
Stoke
3-1
Sheff Utd
Wilmot (4'), Jagielka (45+4'), Delap (90+1')
Brewster (28')
Apr 2, 2022 3pm
gameweek 40
Stoke
1-0
Sheff Utd
Egan (78' og.)